Dec 18, 2023
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Ha. Men so godly & strong that a bra strap or v neck shirt can bring them down, sheesh.
Verse of the Day - 1 Samuel 3:10
C’mon, let’s go!
In May 1917, the British war cabinet was divided. Some of the generals wanted to continue a combined assault on the German forces, but other generals saw the need to confront the Ottoman Empire in the Middle East. They selected General Edmund Allenby to lead the British Egyptian Expeditionary Force against the Turks.
Allenby’s forces were able to quickly recapture Jerusalem, but the Turks had entrenched themselves at Micmash Megiddo, allowing them a place to launch counterattacks. As battle plans were being contemplated, Major Vivian Gilbert came to Allenby with an unorthodox solution. Major Gilbert was a student of history, and he remembered the name Micmash Megiddo from an ancient text. Reading in his tent by candlelight one night, he rediscovered the text.
Gilbert brought his report to Allenby. To take advantage of this text, conventional battle plans would have to be scraped. Instead of attacking with overwhelming force, as was usually done, Allenby ordered one company out. This small force discovered just a few Turks whom they overpowered with hardly a sound. Then scaling the cliffs, the company took up their position just before daybreak. When dawn broke and the Turks saw Allenby’s men on the highest, most strategic point, they panicked, thinking they were nearly surrounded, and quickly retreated.
In his journal, Major Gilbert wrote, “And so after thousands of years British troops successfully copied the tactics of Jonathan.”
Who was this Jonathan that he referred to? He was the oldest son of Saul, king of Israel.
Before his successful assault, Jonathan had another military campaign that ended poorly. The Philistines seized the high ground, the Israelite army was reduced to a fraction of its original size, and many of the Israelite soldiers who remained were defecting to the Philistines or deserting the army altogether. And if that weren’t bad enough, Israel had only two swords left: one for King Saul and one for Jonathan.
Jonathan’s first military campaign had been with 1000 men. As he discovered, that was actually too many men! For his next assault on Micmash, Jonathan switched tactics: he alone would attack the enemy with only his armor bearer to assist him.
Was Jonathan impetuous? reckless? a man with a death wish? No! He was a God-fearing initiator. He knew that God would fight for anyone who was fighting for God’s people. I think his inspiration came from this promise—Each one of you will put to flight a thousand of the enemy, for the Lord your God fights for you, just as He has promised (Joshua 23:10).
Knowing that God would help him, three times Jonathan implores his armor bearer, “C’mon, let’s go!”
Jim Rohn noted, “The difficulties you meet will resolve themselves as you advance. Proceed, and light will dawn and shine with increasing clearness on your path.”
Just look at the light that dawned with Jonathan’s c’mon-let’s-go initiative:
his armor bearer said he was with Jonathan “heart and soul” even though he didn’t even have a sword!
God sent an earthquake that caused the Philistines to panic
King Saul finally mobilized the remaining army that remained with him
God so confused the Philistine that they turned and fought against each other
the Israelite deserters returned from Philistia
the fearful soldiers that had deserted returned to their posts
Could God have defeated the Philistines on His own? Of course He could have. But He was waiting for just one godly leader to say, “Enough is enough! C’mon, let’s go!”
Godly men are never satisfied with maintaining the status quo. Godly men know that standing still is really moving backward. Godly men know that their initiative can start a momentum that liberates others.
Fellas, your family needs you to initiate. Your Christian brothers and sisters need you to initiate. Your countrymen need you to initiate.
Take the initiative for God’s glory, for your family’s protection, for your nation’s revival, for generations yet to be born. Let’s charge the enemy of our souls together—
C’mon, let’s go!
Yes, Lord!
A word to every godly man: I know it's tough being you in this world. I know the noise gets so loud at times that you can't hear Him and you forget to pray. I see you. I see you staying and doing what's right, even when you aren't sure how to. You might not have had a man to teach you how to be Good, so you're trying to find your own way. Yes, I know you stumble and might even want to quit. But instead, you bounce back, and try again. Thank you for trying. For staying. For being better than him. Thank you for all that you do and will do. It doesn't go unnoticed, by me or Jesus.
My daddy is the best man in the world.
When my mom was going through chemo, he stayed by her side. He took me to school and back, helped me with my work, and still took care of her. I was six.
He took care of her since she was rediagnosed when I was 13 when she had a spot on her spine. That spot went away.
Then there was another on her liver. He drove her to a different state to get her the best medical care she needed.
That spot went away.
She had a weak heart because of the medicines the doctors gave her. Daddy made sure she was okay.
Her heart got better.
She started getting weaker and weaker and falling. Daddy asked the doctors to do more tests when they werrnt doing anything and said it was arthtist.
Its was Lymes disease.
My dad watched as his wife, the mother of his daughter, the independent women who gave up her dream job to get married and have a family with him, lose the use of her legs.
My dad (and me) had to do everything for her now. Bathe her, brush her hair, change her (being paralysed means no bathroom).
My dad stayed by her side.
She went into the hospital last month. She was having breathing problems. She got weaker and weaker, even though weeks before she was getting stronger.
The doctor pulled daddy aside one day. He said that mommy had lung cancer, bone cancer, liver cancer, ovarian cancer, along with the breast cancer coming back. My mom didnt want my dad to know so he wouldn't stress out anymore than he already was, because she hated to see him so stressed, because she loved him.
My dad prayed to God saying, "Lord please, she is suffering, let her be with Jesus!"
He went back to the room. He told uer that we loved her.
"Run to Jesus, I'll be okay. We'll be okay."
My dad watched as my mom took her final breath 20 seconds later.
My dad stuck with my mommy for 20 years. He watched her suffer through child birth (hi!). He watched her suffer through breast cancer, chemo, radiation and the recovery from that. He watched her suffer through so much more.
He loved her so much.
My daddy is the best person the world.
I want to find a man who will love me as much as my dad loves my mom.
But nobody has more love than my father.
Except for Jesus.
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In order to be a man of God you have to become a child of God first! The Bible says in Matthew 18:1-4At the same time came the disciples unto Jesus, saying, Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven? (2) And Jesus called a little child unto him, and set him in the midst of them, (3) And said, Verily I say unto you, Except ye be converted, and…
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